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- A1 Things Get Better 4:20
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- A2 Poor Elijah - Tribute to Johnson (Medley) 5:00
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- a. Poor Elijah
- b. Tribute
- A3 Only You Know and I Know 4:10
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- A4 I Don't Want to Discuss It 4:55
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- B1 That's What My Man Is For 4:30
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- B2 Where There's a Will, There's a Way 4:57
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- a. Tutti-Frutti
- b. The Girl Can't Help It
- c. Long Tall Sally
- d. Jenny Jenny
- Total length: 39:07
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14 Issues
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On Tour [p] 33 rpm, Live
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On Tour 33 rpm, Mono, Promo
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On Tour 33 rpm
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On Tour With Eric Clapton 33 rpm
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On Tour With Eric Clapton Original Rock Classics 33 rpm
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On Tour With Eric Clapton Bonus Tracks, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Live
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On Tour With Eric Clapton Bonus Tracks, Box Set, Remastered
15 Reviews
Just good old town home country, boogie, blues.
It’s straight ahead, it’s soulful, everything sounds the same tractor track, but it’s good fun.
I was most surprised with the little Richard medley, one look at that title, and I thought I was going to cringe upon listening, but it was some rock ‘n’ roll fun.
Female vocals are always a nice variety as well.
9.0 A-
It’s straight ahead, it’s soulful, everything sounds the same tractor track, but it’s good fun.
I was most surprised with the little Richard medley, one look at that title, and I thought I was going to cringe upon listening, but it was some rock ‘n’ roll fun.
Female vocals are always a nice variety as well.
9.0 A-
Published
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This is a reissue of the third album by American singer / songwriter couple Delaney Bramlett and Bonnie Bramlett, known as Delaney & Bonnie and later on as Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. This album, their only live recording and their first release on Atco Records, was recorded during the band's UK tour in December 1969 and released in 1970 as a single LP. This reissue considerably expands the scope of the album offering entire 4 CDs full of music, presenting four entire concerts. The album was recorded by a dream team of top American and British musicians, which included Delaney Bramlett on guitar and vocals. Bonnie Bramlett on vocals, Rita Coolidge on vocals, Eric Clapton on lead guitar and vocals, Dave Mason on guitar, George Harrison on guitar, bassist Carl Radle, keyboardist Bobby Whitlock, saxophonist Bobby Keys, trumpeter Jim Price, drummer Jim Gordon and percussionist Tex Johnson. The album presents original songs, which were penned by the Bramletts, as well as classic Rock And Roll numbers.
This album brought Delaney & Bonnie to the center of attention of many listeners, who missed their two earlier albums entirely, most probably due to the fact that if featured Clapton, who of course was a superstar. But the music of Delaney & Bonnie was stylistically very different to what earlier Clapton recordings offered of course and presented an unprecedented mixture of Rhythm And Blues, Soul, Blues and Gospel with Rock and Pop, creating an entire new musical universe. This album turned out to be a huge commercial success, but in retrospect failed to establish Delaney & Bonnie as major artists and their career disintegrated after their divorce in 1973, after they managed to record three more excellent albums.
This album belongs to the small and exclusive "club" of the best live Rock albums, which also includes Joe Cocker's "Mad Dogs & Englishmen: The Complete Fillmore East Concerts", Humble Pie's "Performance Rockin` The Fillmore: The Complete Recordings", Allman Brothers Band's "The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings" and a few others. Luckily for the music connoisseurs all these essential albums have also been released in expanded multi-CD versions, which allow the listener to witness the entire performances from which the original albums were assembled upon their original release.
This limited edition lavishly packed Box Set, which is a mock of a road case, includes some of the most vital music Rock And Roll produced at its peak, and is a must have in every comprehensive Rock record collection and an essential piece of music history. The same set in a "fat boy" CD case was reissued by Rhino Records in 2017, which makes it much affordable than the original, now out of print, release. Essential stuff!
This album brought Delaney & Bonnie to the center of attention of many listeners, who missed their two earlier albums entirely, most probably due to the fact that if featured Clapton, who of course was a superstar. But the music of Delaney & Bonnie was stylistically very different to what earlier Clapton recordings offered of course and presented an unprecedented mixture of Rhythm And Blues, Soul, Blues and Gospel with Rock and Pop, creating an entire new musical universe. This album turned out to be a huge commercial success, but in retrospect failed to establish Delaney & Bonnie as major artists and their career disintegrated after their divorce in 1973, after they managed to record three more excellent albums.
This album belongs to the small and exclusive "club" of the best live Rock albums, which also includes Joe Cocker's "Mad Dogs & Englishmen: The Complete Fillmore East Concerts", Humble Pie's "Performance Rockin` The Fillmore: The Complete Recordings", Allman Brothers Band's "The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings" and a few others. Luckily for the music connoisseurs all these essential albums have also been released in expanded multi-CD versions, which allow the listener to witness the entire performances from which the original albums were assembled upon their original release.
This limited edition lavishly packed Box Set, which is a mock of a road case, includes some of the most vital music Rock And Roll produced at its peak, and is a must have in every comprehensive Rock record collection and an essential piece of music history. The same set in a "fat boy" CD case was reissued by Rhino Records in 2017, which makes it much affordable than the original, now out of print, release. Essential stuff!
Published
RHM2 524797 CD (2010)
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A1
Things Get Better
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A2
Poor Elijah - Tribute to Johnson (Medley)
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A3
Only You Know and I Know
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A4
I Don't Want to Discuss It
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B1
That's What My Man Is For
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B2
Where There's a Will, There's a Way
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B3
Coming Home
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B4
Little Richard Medley
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Released in 1970, "On Tour with Eric Clapton" stands as Delaney and Bonnie's best known and most commercially successful album. That said, in many ways the collection's history is almost as interesting as the music. Having discovered the Bramletts while visiting Los Angeles, George Harrison reportedly taped one of their shows and brought the tape to the attention of Eric Clapton who was then looking for an opening act for Blind Faith's 1969 US tour.
Selected as Blind Faith's opening act, Clapton became friendly with the Bramletts and their band, spending considerable time traveling with the pair on their tour bus. After his Blind Faith commitments were completed, Clapton agreed to finance and participate in a two month Delaney and Bonnie US tour.
Co-produced by Delaney and Jimmy Miller, the album found the Bramletts working their way through a mixture of soul, blues and folk tunes. As a live album the collection captured at least some of their in-concert excitement, though, the tracks were supposedly subjected to extensive post-production polishing. No idea if that was true, regardless, you could tell that the pair were quite talented. The focus was clearly on Bonnie who was gifted with a truly powerful voice. Unfortunately, exemplified by songs like the second half of 'Things Get Better' and 'That's What My Man Is For' her tendency to over-sing and become shrieky has always irritated me. Blessed with a gruff R&B-ish voice, to my ears Delaney was actually the better singer. Many fans will point to their blues repertoire as being the creative zeniths. I'll go against the flow and tell you they were at their best on the soul and rock numbers - a nice cover of Traffic' 'Only You Know and I Know' and the Bonnie-penned 'Comin' Home'. The album was certainly helped by the all-star backing band which included Eric Clapton on lead guitar, drummer Jim Gordon, sax player Bobby Keyes, bassist Carl Radle, and Bobby Whitlock on keyboards. George Harrison and Dave Mason also made cameo appearances.
The album cover photo's always made me laugh. The feet sticking out of the Rolls were supposedly Bob Dylan's, but in reality they belonged to Leon Russell. Even funnier, while the cover and rear panel photos were taken in the US Southwest, the album was recorded at a series of December 1969 performances in the UK (including dates at Bristol, Birmingham, Sheffield, Liverpool, Newcastle, and Croydon's Fairfield Hall - the MC mentions Croyden at the end of the album).
Selected as Blind Faith's opening act, Clapton became friendly with the Bramletts and their band, spending considerable time traveling with the pair on their tour bus. After his Blind Faith commitments were completed, Clapton agreed to finance and participate in a two month Delaney and Bonnie US tour.
Co-produced by Delaney and Jimmy Miller, the album found the Bramletts working their way through a mixture of soul, blues and folk tunes. As a live album the collection captured at least some of their in-concert excitement, though, the tracks were supposedly subjected to extensive post-production polishing. No idea if that was true, regardless, you could tell that the pair were quite talented. The focus was clearly on Bonnie who was gifted with a truly powerful voice. Unfortunately, exemplified by songs like the second half of 'Things Get Better' and 'That's What My Man Is For' her tendency to over-sing and become shrieky has always irritated me. Blessed with a gruff R&B-ish voice, to my ears Delaney was actually the better singer. Many fans will point to their blues repertoire as being the creative zeniths. I'll go against the flow and tell you they were at their best on the soul and rock numbers - a nice cover of Traffic' 'Only You Know and I Know' and the Bonnie-penned 'Comin' Home'. The album was certainly helped by the all-star backing band which included Eric Clapton on lead guitar, drummer Jim Gordon, sax player Bobby Keyes, bassist Carl Radle, and Bobby Whitlock on keyboards. George Harrison and Dave Mason also made cameo appearances.
The album cover photo's always made me laugh. The feet sticking out of the Rolls were supposedly Bob Dylan's, but in reality they belonged to Leon Russell. Even funnier, while the cover and rear panel photos were taken in the US Southwest, the album was recorded at a series of December 1969 performances in the UK (including dates at Bristol, Birmingham, Sheffield, Liverpool, Newcastle, and Croydon's Fairfield Hall - the MC mentions Croyden at the end of the album).
"On Tour with Eric Clapton" track listing:
(side 1)
1.) Things Get Better (Eddie Floyd - Steve Cropper - Wayne Jackson) - 4:20 rating: *** stars
Yeah, the sound quality sucked, sounding like it was recorded in a men's shower. That said, there was no denying the energy and enthusiasm the Bramletts brought to this Stax classic tune. Until the ending vamps Bonnie even managed to refrain from her usual over-singing excesses. As for Clapton, he made his presence known around the three minute mark.
2.) Poor Elijah - Tribute To Johnson (medley) (Delaney Bramlett - Jim Ford / Delaney Bramlett - Leon Russell) - 5:00. rating: **** stars
Southern country-blues tune that was saved by Delaney's slinky vocals (wish Bonnie would have stayed in the background). Lead guitars were courtesy of Clapton and L'Angelo Mysterioso (aka George Harrison). YouTube has a clip of the group (sans Harrison) playing the tune for BBC television, but you'll have to look it up yourself.
3.) Only You Know and I Know (Dave Mason) - 4:10. rating: **** stars
Great song and Bonnie sang in tune and without her usual excesses. Add some punchy horns and a great Clapton lead guitar and this was one of the album standouts
4.) I Don't Want To Discuss It (Beth Beatty - Dick Cooper - Ernie Shelby) - 4:55 rating: *** stars
I think The Robbs had the original hit. Their version was quite poppy and some folks may find it better than the cover. I'd argue Delaney and Bonnie's soul drenched version simply crushes the original .
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1.) That's What My Man Is For (Bessie Griffin) - 4:30 rating: ** stars
'That's What My Man Is For' showcased Bonnie at her bluesiest. I know lots of folks think this was the album's standout performance. I'm not one of them. Bonnie's 'give me some red light' intro is funny.
2.) Where There's a Will There's a Way (Bonnie Bramlett - Bobby Whitlock) - 4:57 rating: *** stars
Back to their soul roots, which was a good thing as far as I was concerned. Their voices weren't the best mix you've ever heard, but once again Bonnie kept the shrieking to a minimum.
3.) Comin' Home (Bonnie Bramlett - Eric Clapton) - 5:30 rating: **** stars
'Comin' Home was the album's most conventional rocker and probably my favorite performance. Opening up with some of Clapton's instantly recognizable slide guitar certainly didn't hurt the tune. This one's actually always reminded me of a proto-type Derek and the Dominoes performance. A polished studio version of the tune was subsequently released as a single, providing them with their lone top-100 US single:
- 1970's 'Coming Home' b/w 'Groupie (Superstar)' (ATCO catalog number 45-6725)
4.) Little Richard Medley - 5:45 rating: ** stars
i.) Long Tall Sally (Richard Penniman - R.A. Blackwell) -
ii.) Jenny Jenny (Richard Penniman) -
iii.) The Girl Can't Help It (R.W. Trout) -
iv.) Tutti Fuitti (Richard Penniman) -
It almost seems like there was a contractual clause that required every early-'70s album to include a '50s cover. The Bramletts met the requirement with a perfunctory Little Richard medley. I've never been able to figure out what the excitement was about.
Supported by strong reviews from the critics, the album hit # 29 on the US charts.
(side 1)
1.) Things Get Better (Eddie Floyd - Steve Cropper - Wayne Jackson) - 4:20 rating: *** stars
Yeah, the sound quality sucked, sounding like it was recorded in a men's shower. That said, there was no denying the energy and enthusiasm the Bramletts brought to this Stax classic tune. Until the ending vamps Bonnie even managed to refrain from her usual over-singing excesses. As for Clapton, he made his presence known around the three minute mark.
2.) Poor Elijah - Tribute To Johnson (medley) (Delaney Bramlett - Jim Ford / Delaney Bramlett - Leon Russell) - 5:00. rating: **** stars
Southern country-blues tune that was saved by Delaney's slinky vocals (wish Bonnie would have stayed in the background). Lead guitars were courtesy of Clapton and L'Angelo Mysterioso (aka George Harrison). YouTube has a clip of the group (sans Harrison) playing the tune for BBC television, but you'll have to look it up yourself.
3.) Only You Know and I Know (Dave Mason) - 4:10. rating: **** stars
Great song and Bonnie sang in tune and without her usual excesses. Add some punchy horns and a great Clapton lead guitar and this was one of the album standouts
4.) I Don't Want To Discuss It (Beth Beatty - Dick Cooper - Ernie Shelby) - 4:55 rating: *** stars
I think The Robbs had the original hit. Their version was quite poppy and some folks may find it better than the cover. I'd argue Delaney and Bonnie's soul drenched version simply crushes the original .
(side 2)
1.) That's What My Man Is For (Bessie Griffin) - 4:30 rating: ** stars
'That's What My Man Is For' showcased Bonnie at her bluesiest. I know lots of folks think this was the album's standout performance. I'm not one of them. Bonnie's 'give me some red light' intro is funny.
2.) Where There's a Will There's a Way (Bonnie Bramlett - Bobby Whitlock) - 4:57 rating: *** stars
Back to their soul roots, which was a good thing as far as I was concerned. Their voices weren't the best mix you've ever heard, but once again Bonnie kept the shrieking to a minimum.
3.) Comin' Home (Bonnie Bramlett - Eric Clapton) - 5:30 rating: **** stars
'Comin' Home was the album's most conventional rocker and probably my favorite performance. Opening up with some of Clapton's instantly recognizable slide guitar certainly didn't hurt the tune. This one's actually always reminded me of a proto-type Derek and the Dominoes performance. A polished studio version of the tune was subsequently released as a single, providing them with their lone top-100 US single:
- 1970's 'Coming Home' b/w 'Groupie (Superstar)' (ATCO catalog number 45-6725)
4.) Little Richard Medley - 5:45 rating: ** stars
i.) Long Tall Sally (Richard Penniman - R.A. Blackwell) -
ii.) Jenny Jenny (Richard Penniman) -
iii.) The Girl Can't Help It (R.W. Trout) -
iv.) Tutti Fuitti (Richard Penniman) -
It almost seems like there was a contractual clause that required every early-'70s album to include a '50s cover. The Bramletts met the requirement with a perfunctory Little Richard medley. I've never been able to figure out what the excitement was about.
Supported by strong reviews from the critics, the album hit # 29 on the US charts.
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A1
Things Get Better
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A2
Poor Elijah - Tribute to Johnson (Medley)
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A3
Only You Know and I Know
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A4
I Don't Want to Discuss It
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B1
That's What My Man Is For
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B2
Where There's a Will, There's a Way
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B3
Coming Home
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B4
Little Richard Medley
#2222 Best Album of All time (acclaimedmusic.net)
A lively performance, capturing the energy that this duo boasted. I think people forget just how influential Delaney & Bonnie were to white blues rock. It's sad to me that they never got the recognition they rightfully deserved. Let this be a reminder. The duo were always acclaimed to be great live performers, and this shows why. Bonnie Bramlett with her powerful soulful voice sours over these numbers, and you can just see where Clapton learned where to find his voice; it's directly inspired by Delaney Bramlett. Once you have Rita Coolidge vocals added to the fray, you have a culmination of electrifying vocals. It's a blast. There are big heavyweights on this live assembly. Notably, Eric Clapton on lead guitar, and as a sideman he is just on top form; there are some of his best most calculated riffs here. He must be enjoying himself here. Delaney & Bonnie are accused of sounding a bit samey, and I can see where that argument might stem from. Many of these tracks climax in a similar manner, that it almost becomes a little predictable. But hey, once you have this much talent on one stage it's hard not to like. Some of the best tracks are the two opening tracks which really set the foundation and partying atmosphere and the two closing tracks which amplifies the energy. That Little Richard Medley is just sick, and I just love the vocal duels between Delaney & Bonnie. On Tour is a hidden gem of white blues rock, my only qualms is that it was probably considerbly better to have been there. Album Rating: 77/100
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A marvelous record. The outstanding vocal duo Delaney & Bonnie Bramlett joined by friends, like Traffic's member Dave Mason or the trio Bobby Withlock, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon who formed, together with guitar wizard Eric 'Slowhand' Clapton, Derek and The Dominos later that year.
The music you hear, is hot and rousing rhythm, soul and blues. Very recommendable!!!
The music you hear, is hot and rousing rhythm, soul and blues. Very recommendable!!!
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To my ears, this is the sound that Janis Joplin was looking for with The Kozmic Blues Band. Or more accurately, what Columbia Records was looking for. Two big differences. This band was driven by the musicians, while Joplin's band was driven by record label A&R schmucks. The other of course, is the presence of one Eric Clapton. To hear Slowhand reminisce, this band was a huge cleansing experience after the indulgences of Cream and Blind Faith. Clapton is a sideman, and totally content with that. It brings out his best to be sure. The other sidemen, soon to become the core of Clapton's next project The Dominoes, are also in excellent form. Bonnie Bramlett was a sorely under rated blues belter who could throw down with the best. My favorites here are the rave ups like "Only You Know and I Know" and "I Don't Want To Discuss It". Big sound and lots of soul! But truly there's not a clunker on the disk, and as an earlier reviewer so correctly pointed out, this is a great party disk. Put in on and crank it up!
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Though this was their fourth album, this really is the LP where Delaney and Bonnie's sound -- a heady brew of blues, soul, gospel and straight-up rock (what we might nowadays call roots music) -- comes together in a big, big way. The backing band is amazing, and ol' EC seems totally inspired on guitar; maybe because he's just working as a sideman the pressue to perform is off, and he responds with some of the sharpest, most thoughtful playing of his career. His solo on "Only You Know and I Know" may be his best ever, "Crossroads" legend be damned. Unfortunately for all involved, it would be downhill from here. Delaney and Bonnie would divorce and their careers would founder, and Clapton, after the ever-wonderful Layla, would take entirely the wrong message from D&B and spend much of his career churning out snoozy soft rock. But for one brief moment it all worked, and thankfully the tapes were rolling.
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A1
Things Get Better
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A2
Poor Elijah - Tribute to Johnson (Medley)
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A3
Only You Know and I Know
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I Don't Want to Discuss It
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B1
That's What My Man Is For
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Where There's a Will, There's a Way
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Coming Home
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Little Richard Medley
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